Leaders Release $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert Shutdown
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Leaders Release $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert Shutdown

Top congressional negotiators in the early hours of Thursday unveiled the $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September‚ though it remained unclear whether Congress would be able to complete action on it in time to avert a brief partial government shutdown over the weekend. Lawmakers are racing to pass the legislation before a Friday midnight deadline in order to prevent a lapse in funds for over half the government‚ including the Department of Homeland Security‚ the...